Recipes

Mudslide Cookies

December 20, 2011 // 11:17 pm

Have you ever had a Mudslide from TGIFriday’s? It’s a chocolate-y, milkshake-y cocktail of vodka, Bailey’s, Kahlua, ice cream, and awesomeness.

Sometimes you might go to Friday’s just to get one, but let’s be honest, there are plenty of times you’ll be hard pressed to come in…

Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispy Treats

December 18, 2011 // 1:25 am

Once I saw this autumn twist on a classic treat I just had to try it. It looks easy enough, relatively difficult to mess up, I mean… it is just a rice krispy treat, after all. Given my list of other krispy treat creations, how could I pass it…

Pistachio Cherry Biscotti

December 13, 2011 // 1:48 pm

This “American” biscotti, is not as hard as the kind you might find in cellophane at your local coffee shop. The salty pistachio pairs well with the sweet, fruity cherry. You could add whatever mixins you like, but I think they’d still have been great left plain.…

Bacon and Eggnog Cookies

December 12, 2011 // 8:27 pm

Christmas and cookies, as Cal Naughton would say, go together like Chinese food and chocolate pudding. So imagine my delight when I stumbled across a blog post inviting me to join in on The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap of 2011. Here’s the deal: I signed…

Chocolate Cashew and Almond Clusters

December 12, 2011 // 7:53 pm

You would think that with how often I bake treats, I would have a sea of “Sweet Tooths” around me.  While part of this is true, there are some very far-from sweet tooths in my household. What do you make for someone whose favorite and only choice of baked…

Better Than Sex Caketini

December 12, 2011 // 12:06 pm

When both a sugar high and a drinking buzz are of the utmost importance to you, then you’re one of those folks that can get away naming…creating…and consuming something called the Better Than Sex Caketini. Our friend Lisa Huff recently tried her hand at one, adapting a Paula Deen recipe…

Soft-baked Sugar Cookies

December 9, 2011 // 9:03 am

These soft baked sugar cookies are just like you get from the grocery store. You know the ones – they come loaded with frosting and sprinkles, not a speck of brown in sight. Just pure, soft, melt-in-your-mouth pillows of sugar. I thinned my frosting a bit too much, but…

Lofthouse Cookie Truffle Red Velvet Cupcakes

December 8, 2011 // 2:54 pm

Why do people feel offended for me when I tell them I’m baking my own birthday cupcakes? I like to bake, and this way I know I’m getting something good. And these cupcakes are good, I mean like I-just-touched-a-Backstreet-Boy good. (I don’t know from experience, but I’m sure it’s pretty…